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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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